Method for adjusting volume of audio signal output from electronic device, and device therefor

Abstract

A method of adjusting a volume of an audio signal output from an electronic device. In particular, the method of adjusting a volume of an audio signal output from an electronic device includes: obtaining, from an external source, information related to adjustment of the volume of the audio signal which is output from the electronic device; determining, based on the obtained information, whether to adjust the volume of the audio signal output from the electronic device; and adjusting, based on the determining, the volume of the audio signal output from the electronic device.

1 . A method of adjusting a volume of an audio signal, the method comprising:
 obtaining, from an external source, information related to adjustment of the volume of the audio signal which is output from an electronic device;   determining, based on the obtained information, whether to adjust the volume of the audio signal output from the electronic device; and   adjusting, based on the determining, the volume of the audio signal output from the electronic device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the audio signal output from the electronic device is a first audio signal,
 the obtained information related to the adjustment of the volume comprises information about a second audio signal that is output from an external electronic device, and   the determining of whether to adjust the volume of the first audio signal output from the electronic device comprises:
 based on a volume of the second audio signal output from the external electronic device being changed from a first level to a second level by a preset threshold or more, determining to adjust the volume of the first audio signal output from the electronic device. 
   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the adjusting, based on the determining, of the volume of the audio signal output from the electronic device comprises:
 changing the volume of the audio signal output from the electronic device from a first level to a second level; and   storing information pertaining to the first level.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 based on the volume of the second audio signal output from the external electronic device being re-changed from a second level to a first level, re-changing the volume of the first audio signal output from the electronic device from the second level to the first level based on information that is stored pertaining to the first level.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the audio signal output from the electronic device is a first audio signal, and the obtaining of the information related to the adjustment of the volume of the first audio signal output from the electronic device comprises:
 receiving a second audio signal; and   determining whether the received second audio signal is a signal output from an external electronic device, based on amplitude of each frequency band of the received second audio signal.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein
 the obtained information comprises information about a user input, and   the audio signal comprises a content sound signal output from the electronic device and a system sound signal output from the electronic device, and   the determining of whether to adjust the volume of the audio signal output from the electronic device comprises determining to adjust a volume of the system sound signal, based on the content sound signal, as the information about the user input is being obtained.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the adjusting of the volume of the system sound signal output from the electronic device comprises adjusting the volume of the system sound signal to correspond to a volume of the content sound signal. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the adjusting of the volume of the system sound signal output from the electronic device comprises decreasing the volume of the system sound signal, based on the user input being input, by a preset threshold or more for a preset time. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the obtained information comprises event occurrence information related to occurrence of an event,
 the audio signal comprises a content sound signal output from the electronic device and an event sound signal output from the electronic device, and   the determining of whether to adjust the volume of the audio signal comprises:   determining whether the event is comprised in a preset event, based on the event occurrence information; and   determining whether to adjust a volume of the content sound signal, based on determining whether the event is comprised in the preset event.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein
 the obtained information comprises event occurrence information related to occurrence of an event from the external electronic device,   the second audio signal comprises a content sound signal output from the electronic device and an event sound signal output from the electronic device, and   the determining of whether to adjust the volume of the first audio signal comprises:   determining whether the event is comprised in a preset event, based on the event occurrence information; and   determining whether to adjust a volume of the content sound signal, based on determining whether the event is comprised in the preset event.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the volume of the content sound signal is changed from a first level to a second level and the changing comprises:
 storing information pertaining to the first level in the electronic device;   obtaining event end information related to an end of the event; and   re-changing the volume of the content sound signal from the second level to the stored first level, based on the event end information being obtained, and   the event occurrence information comprises at least one of a call reception alarm, a message reception alarm, a doorbell-related alarm or an alarm received from the external electronic device.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, based on the volume of the audio signal being adjusted, providing a user interface (UI) related to volume adjustment of the audio signal via a display of the electronic device. 
     
     
         13 . An electronic device , comprising:
 an audio output configured to output an audio signal;   a memory to store one or more instructions; and   at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to:
 obtain, from an external source, information related to adjustment of a volume of the audio signal output from the audio output, and 
 determine, based on the obtained information, whether to adjust the volume of the audio signal output from the audio output, and adjust, based on the determining, the volume of the audio signal output from the audio output. 
   
     
     
         14 . The electronic device of  claim 13 , wherein the audio signal output from the audio output is a first audio signal,
 the obtained information comprises information about a second audio signal output from an external electronic device, and   the at least one processor is configured to:
 based on a volume of the second audio signal output from the external electronic device being changed from a first level to a second level by a preset threshold or more, adjust the volume of the first audio signal output from the audio output, 
 determine, based on amplitude of each frequency band of the second audio signal output from the external electronic device, whether the second audio signal is a signal output from the external electronic device, 
   the obtained information comprises information about a user input,   the audio signal comprises a content sound signal output from the electronic device and a system sound signal output from the electronic device, and   the at least one processor is configured to determine to adjust a volume of the system sound signal, based on the content sound signal, as the information about the user input is obtained.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program executable on a computer to perform the method of  claim 1 .